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"Here, waltzes are called works! And Strauss and Lanner, who play them for dancing, are called Kapellmeistern. This does not mean that everyone thinks like that; indeed, nearly everyone laughs about it; but only waltzes get printed."
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Source: Frederic Chopin (2013). “Chopin's Letters”, p.137, Courier Corporation
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